Palate: Heavily spiced rye with cardamom and caraway, fresh rye bread profile which I really enjoy with some dry oak. Still rather sweet here as the Sauternes stands out to me with a dessert wine profile.

Rating: 86/100 – My first Whistlepig expression (the recent ousting of their CEO has inspired me to try one finally) and I have to say it’s pretty interesting. The finishing in wine casks works quite well here.

Value for the money: This retails around $130 which I think is on the high side (along with their other expressions). I’d buy a bottle of this around $80 as I think it has a tough competition against High West A Midwinter Night’s Dram.